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Re: flash photography

(Not a Teacher)

Are you familiar with disposable cameras? Most of them have a bulb that flashes when you hit the button to take a picture. That's flash photography. The flash is meant to illuminate dark scenes, such as interior shots. As to why that would bear mentioning in a BBC report, I'm not sure. Were you watching this on TV or listening to it via podcast or radio?

Re: flash photography

Originally Posted by SlickVic9000

(Not a Teacher)

Are you familiar with disposable cameras? Most of them have a bulb that flashes when you hit the button to take a picture. That's flash photography. The flash is meant to illuminate dark scenes, such as interior shots. As to why that would bear mentioning in a BBC report, I'm not sure. Were you watching this on TV or listening to it via podcast or radio?

If on TV, maybe they were warning their audience that the quality of the shots was not that good.

Please be aware that I'm neither a native English speaker nor a teacher.

Re: flash photography

The epilepsy warning is correct. Flashing lights (camera flashes, disco lights etc) can trigger an epileptic seizure so the news reporter warns that the next piece of film will contain camera flashes so that epileptics can look away from the screen.

Note that charliedeut's suggestion is incorrect - it has nothing to do with the quality of the pictures.

Also note that it is not only disposable cameras which have flashes. You will find a built-in flash or a flash attachment on SLR, DSLR, point-and-shoot, (some) disposable, and phone cameras.

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